Google co-founders Larry Page (left) and Sergey Brin number among the 46 million Americans who are members of Generation X. Illustrates GENX (category a), by Dune Lawrence and Nora Zimmett (c) 2011, Bloomberg ... more

SAN FRANCISCO - FILE: Apple CEO Steve Jobs speaks at an Apple Special Event at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts September 1, 2010 in San Francisco, California. Its been reported that Steve Jobs has resigned ... more

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gordon Moore, co-founder of computer chip giant Intel Corp, talks to the media at the Hyatt Embarcadero before he is honored at an industry dinner bash.
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Gordon Moore's 1965 insight predicted the basis of Silicon Valley's phenomenal growth. less

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Charles Schwab, chairman, chief executive officer and founder, Charles Schwab Corp., stands near a window overlooking the Trans America building in San Francisco, California, on Friday, May 11, 2007. ... more

Film maker George Lucas arrives for the screening of "Wall Street Money Never Sleeps", at the 63rd international film festival, in Cannes, southern France, Friday, May 14, 2010. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles)
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Ray Dolby, founder of Dolby Labs.
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John Doerr, partner with the venture capital firm Kleiner, Perkins, Caufield and Byers, smiles during an announcement of the firm's plan to double its fund to $200 million for applications for Apple products in Palo Alto, Calif., Wednesday, March 31, 2010. The announcement comes within days of Apple's official launch of the iPad tablet. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)
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John Doerr, a Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers partner. less

John Doerr, partner with the venture capital firm Kleiner, Perkins, Caufield and Byers, smiles during an announcement of the firm's plan to double its fund to $200 million for applications for Apple products in ... more

John Fisher (left) with his brothers, Bill Fisher and SFMOMA Board President Bob Fisher. September 2010. By Catherine Bigelow.
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John Fisher (left) with brothers Bill Fisher and board President Bob Fisher. less

John Fisher (left) with his brothers, Bill Fisher and SFMOMA Board President Bob Fisher. September 2010. By Catherine Bigelow.
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SAN FRANCISCO, CA - MARCH 30: LinkedIn Executive Chairman and co-founder Reid Hoffman speaks at the Web 2.0 Expo on March 30, 2011 in San Francisco, California. Reid Hoffman was one of several top named speakers during an afternoon keynote session at the Web 2.0 Expo. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) less

SAN FRANCISCO, CA - MARCH 30: LinkedIn Executive Chairman and co-founder Reid Hoffman speaks at the Web 2.0 Expo on March 30, 2011 in San Francisco, California. Reid Hoffman was one of several top named ... more

Peter Thiel, head of Clarium Capital Management LLC and founding investor in PayPal Inc. and Facebook Inc., speaks during an event at the Commonwealth Club in San Francisco, California, U.S., on Wednesday, Feb. 2, 2011. Thiel and Max Levchin, co-founder of PayPal Inc. and chief executive officer of Slide Inc., met in 1998 and over breakfast in Palo Alto, launched the company that became PayPal. Photographer: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg ***
Peter Thiel, head of Clarium Capital Management LLC and founding investor in PayPal Inc. and Facebook Inc., speaks during an event at the Commonwealth Club in San Francisco, California, U.S., on Wednesday, Feb. 2, 2011. Thiel and Max Levchin, co-founder of PayPal Inc. and chief executive officer of Slide Inc., met in 1998 and over breakfast in Palo Alto, launched the company that became PayPal. Photographer: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg *** Local Caption *** Peter Thiel
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Peter Thiel, head of Clarium Capital Management LLC and founding investor in PayPal Inc. and Facebook Inc., speaks during an event at the Commonwealth Club in San Francisco, California, U.S., on Wednesday, Feb. ... more

SCOTTCOOK/C/05SEP96/BU/SDeaner - INTUIT Chairman Scott Cook gives his views on the future of the internet in relation to consumer transactions at the Internet & Electronic Commerce Conference and Exposition at San Francisco's Moscone Center. Sam Deaner photo less

SCOTTCOOK/C/05SEP96/BU/SDeaner - INTUIT Chairman Scott Cook gives his views on the future of the internet in relation to consumer transactions at the Internet & Electronic Commerce Conference and Exposition at ... more

Dave Duffield poses in one of the bean bag chairs set up in the company's game room.After fighting the hostile takeover of his company, PeopleSoft, Dave Duffield founded a new startup in Walnut Creek with 107 employees called Workday. And that startup is taking bold aim at his old nemesis, Oracle's Larry Ellison, by selling software that lets companies manage business tasks via the Internet instead of installing costly programs on company computers.
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David Duffield relaxes in a beanbag chair in the game room at Workday, where the congenial atmosphere is a reminder of his days at PeopleSoft.
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David Duffield relaxes in a beanbag chair in the game room at Workday, where the congenial atmosphere is a reminder of his days at PeopleSoft.
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Entrepreneur David Duffield serves as Workday Inc. CEO and chief consumer advocate. less

Dave Duffield poses in one of the bean bag chairs set up in the company's game room.After fighting the hostile takeover of his company, PeopleSoft, Dave Duffield founded a new startup in Walnut Creek with 107 ... more

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Venture capitalist Tom Steyer, in San Francisco, Ca. on Tuesday July 20, 2010, has teamed up with former Secretary of State George Schultz to defeat an attempt to repeal California's AB32, the climate change bill in this coming November's election. less

Venture capitalist Tom Steyer, in San Francisco, Ca. on Tuesday July 20, 2010, has teamed up with former Secretary of State George Schultz to defeat an attempt to repeal California's AB32, the climate change ... more

MUNICH, GERMANY - JANUARY 26: Jim Breyer of Accel poses during a portrait session at the Digital Life Design (DLD) conference at HVB Forum on January 26, 2010 in Munich, Germany. DLD brings together global leaders and creators from the digital world. (Photo by Andreas Rentz/Getty Images for Hubert Burda Media) less

MUNICH, GERMANY - JANUARY 26: Jim Breyer of Accel poses during a portrait session at the Digital Life Design (DLD) conference at HVB Forum on January 26, 2010 in Munich, Germany. DLD brings together global ... more

** FILE ** In this Jan. 7, 2008 file photo, Yahoo CEO Jerry Yang, left, gives a keynote address as Yahoo co-founder David Filo, right, listens at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas. Yahoo said Monday Nov. 17, 2008 that Yang will step down as the Internet company's CEO as soon as a successor is found. Yang, who started Yahoo with Stanford University classmate David Filo in 1994, will revert to "Chief Yahoo," a titular role he filled before replacing former movie studio boss Terry Semel as CEO in June 2007.(AP Photo/Paul Sakuma, file)
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Jerry Yang said he will resign after a successor is found. He will remain on the board. less